Man, what does a guy have to do to be upgraded from a "Member"? I just want to be an "Addict" or something cool like that. I'm not asking to be a "Pooh-Bah" or "FAQ Master", I just don't want to be a "Member" any longer. Everytime I see it, I just can't help thinking of Beavis & Butthead looking at each other and saying "that guy's a member". Even "New Poster" & "Stranger" are less bland than Member. Being a "Member" is just boring me to tears.

Yup, adding the rankings back in was a great idea.

Go easy on me... I'm just a "Member" you know.

Patience. Just a little further...

sigh

I'm...

only...

at...

139...

I'd better get working if I want to be an "Enthusiast" some day.

And your attracting the attention of the admin who controls those titles...

Are you enthused?

I wanted the titles back, but now I see why Tony was concerned.

It's not like I didn't make my reasoning perfectly clear at the time...

Hey, hey... just having a bit of fun here... no reason to start second guessing yourselves. This board is still an unbelievable resource with or without titles!

However, it is easier now to see that the responses to our important questions may be being answered by someone like me who is just a "Member" =(.

Hey, hey... just having a bit of fun here...

As am I.

However, it is easier now to see that the responses to our important questions may be being answered by someone like me who is just a "Member"

If that's the only reason you consider the rankings important, then why (a) complain about your ranking, and (b) attempt to brute-force increase your post count in this thread?

OUCH! "And thus do the BBS Gods smite those that tick them off!"

Seriously, though, these things take time. That is why a special category was needed to handle Tony and his FAQ link responses, and before that his inline answers before the FAQ grew to what it is today.

"Whiner"... I can live with that (temporarily), it has charachter, and at least it's not "Weiner".

Well, you appear to be something other than a member now.

I wanted the titles back, but now I see why Tony was concerned.

[shrug] I still don't see why anyone thinks threads like this are a problem.

Edit: But of course, it's not my BBS and it's not my bandwidth that's being used here.

Peter

I don't think they are a problem, but they do add to the background noise sometimes. I know that it was just in fun and not a serious attempt to boost post counts.

"If that's the only reason you consider the rankings important, then why (a) complain about your ranking,"

To be perfectly honest, I've never even considered rankings before. I think the only time I've ever really checked them out was when I first became a "member" of this board (oh, and today when I realized I was a "Member"). As a "Stranger", I used them to sort out who-was-who.

"(b) attempt to brute-force increase your post count in this thread?

Tony, I know you're the Admin so, in fairness and if you are serious, you may remove my posts from this thread from my total # of posts. I am not trying to artificially "brute-force" my post count. The reason I started this thread in the first place was strictly for entertainment purposes (no animals were used during testing). However, I sort of dig the "Whiner" title (had me ROFLOL), so can I keep it for a while?

Tony, I know you're the Admin so, in fairness and if you are serious, you may remove my posts from this thread from my total # of posts.

It's not THAT big of a deal, you were just doing a really good job of proving my original point (from months ago) and I was trying to drive it home.

However, I sort of dig the "Whiner" title (had me ROFLOL), so can I keep it for a while?

Sure.

Actually, I think Tom occasionally runs something that forces the count-governed titles back onto all users, so it will probably last until the next time he does that.

ROFL! Looks like you got what you wanted!

nice one, Tony...LMAO

Glad you guys liked it.

Sure... the "enthusiast" and the "old hand" thought it was funny... how predictable

Change mine! Change mine!

gRGSGSDGSG

I figured out how to change my name.

- d33zY

Well aren't you a stud.

Yes, I am

Thats twice that this thread has caught my attention. I hope that stops soon for the good of those catching that attention...

Was it my imagination or did this BBS go down for an hour after you posted that?

Umm, yeah, it did. My fault on that one. For any Unix people out there, you know what this means:

19:31:48 up 11 days, 8:30, 11 users, load average: 143.72, 126.24, 112.19

Ouch. Any clue as to why?

Yeah, he knows what he did. He was chatting with me when he did it. Suffice it to say, it was nothing serious, and he'll try to remember not to do it again.

I found it funny too - and I am only an addict